Laparoscopic appendectomy as an initial step in independent laparoscopic surgery by surgical residents

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 447-450

  Perry, Zvi H ^a,b   Netz, Uri ^a   Mizrahi, Solly ^a   Lantsberg, Leonid ^a   Kirshtein, Boris ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954210956     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2009.0430     Document Type: Article

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